Jalandhar, April 4 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday flagged off 139 new hi-tech vehicles at Punjab Police Academy (PPA) Phillaur in Jalandhar on Thursday.

Addressing the gathering, CM Mann said the state government is equipping the Punjab Police with the best infrastructural facilities and modernising it on scientific lines to enable it for tackling the law and order situation effectively.

Mann said with the induction of a new fleet of vehicles, the station house officers (SHOs) in 454 police stations across the state have got new vehicles.

"This is contrary to earlier trends when the new vehicles were given to the top officers instead of those at the grass-roots level," he said.

The CM said that being a border state...